Great Barracuda

Description:

Great barracudas are curious, fearsome-looking, usually solitary predators common to reefs and shallows of Florida and the Caribbean. They are distinguished by a torpedo-shaped body, large eyes and mouth, formidable teeth, a double emarginate (notched) tail fin with pale tips on each lobe, and (usually) the presence of a few scattered black blotches on the lower sides. The top of the large head between the eyes is flat or concave. Maximum length 2 m; maximum weight: 50 kg. Environment: pelagic; brackish; marine; depth range 0-100 m.

Habitat:

Anegada, BVI. Cow Wreck Beach